TABLE 5-4 QUANTITY OF LUMBER FOR SCAFFOLDING AND STAGING

Lumber
Size

Column
Board Ft. per Meter Ht.
Vertical

2 x 2
2 x 3
2 x 4

SIZE
2d
3d
4d
5d
6d
7d
8d
9d
10d
12d
16d
20d
40d
50d
60d

Horizontal

Brace

Beam
Bd. Ft. per Meter Ht.
Vertical

Flooring

Horizontal

Board ft.
per Sq.M.

4.70
21.00
11.70
4.00
4.70
6.10
7.00
31.67
17.50
6.00
7.00
9.10
9.35
42.25
23.35
8.00
9.35
12.10
TABLE 8-7 COMMON WIRE NAILS TECHNICAL DATA
GAUGE
No.
15
14
12.5
12.5
11.5
11.5
10.25
10.25
9
9
8
6
4
3
2

LENGTH
Inches
mm.
1 1/14
25
1 1/2
31
1 1/2
37
1 3/4
44
2
50
2 1/4
56
2 1/2
63
2 3/4
69
3
75
3 1/4
81
3 1/2
88
4
100
5
112
5 1/2
125
6
150

APPROXIMATE NUMBER
Per kg.
Per keg.
1,831
82,400
1,177
53,000
666
30,100
580
26,100
382
17,200
344
15,500
208
9,400
188
8,500
138
6,250
124
5,600
93
4,200
58
2,625
45
2,040
34
1,540
20
910

TABLE 8-11 USES AND APPROXIMATE QUANTITY OF NAILS

Scaffolding

meter ht.
of each
Post

.73

20 d

CWN

Plywood Board
4 ft. x 8 ft.
nailed at .15 cm o.c. on
joist at 40 x 60 cm. dist.
On studs spaced at
40 x 40 cm. distance

Per
sheet
.055

2d

Finishing Nail

sq. m.

.033

2d

Finishing Nail

Rafters, purlins at 70 cm.

Distance and cleats

sq. m.

.20

20d

CWN

Ceiling Joist at
40 x 60 cm. spacing

sq. m.

.055

8d

Finishing Nail